''10 to 11'' ( tr, 11'e 10 kala) is a 2009 Turkish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Pelin Esmer Pelin Esmer (born 1972, Istanbul) is a Turkish screenwriter and director. Career Pelin Esmer studied anthropology at the social sciences department of Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. She made her first short documentary, ''Koleksiyoncu'' (The ...

. The film, loosely based on the story of Esmer's uncle, Mithat Esmer, who also plays the leading role, follows an elderly collector in İstanbul who lives in a rundown apartment building that is under threat of demolition.

Release

General release

The film opened in 30 screens across Turkey on at number eleven in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $21,895.

Festival screenings

* 28th

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(April 4–19, 2009) * 17th

Altın Koza International Film Festival Adana Golden Boll Film Festival ( tr, Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali), known between 2016 and 2018 as International Adana Film Festival (), is a film festival in Adana, Turkey, that was held five times between 1969 and 1974 and every year since 2 ...

* 3rd

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(October 9–17, 2009) * 20th Tromso International Film Festival (January 19–24, 2010) * 39th

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(January 27-February 7, 2010) * Travelling Rennes Film Festival (February 9–16, 2010) * 15th

Nuremberg Turkish-German Film Festival Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest c ...

21st Ankara International Film Festival The 21st Ankara International Film Festival is a film festival held in Ankara, Turkey that ran from March 11 to 21, 2010. This edition of the Ankara International Film Festival, organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and accredited ...

(March 11–21, 2010) * Cinema Novo Film Festival (March 11–21, 2010) *

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(April 20–25, 2010) * IndieLisboa Film Festival (April 22-May 2, 2010)

Reception

Box office

The film debuted number eleven in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $69,913.

Awards

* 28th

(4-19 Apr, 2009) ** Special Jury Prize - National Competition (Won) * 17th

** Golden Boll Award for Best Film: Pelin Esmer (Won) ** Golden Boll Award for Best Screenplay: Pelin Esmer (Won) * 3rd

(9-17 Oct, 2009) ** Black Pearl Award for Best New Middle Eastern Narrative Director Award: Pelin Esmer (Won) * 20th Tromso International Film Festival (19-24 Jan, 2010) ** FIPRESCI Award (Won) * 15th

** Best Film Award (Won) ** Cinema Critics Award (Won) *

(11–21 March 2010) ** Best Director Award: Pelin Esmer (Won) ** Best Screenplay Award: Pelin Esmer (Won)

References

External links

* for the film *
Film page on Filmpot
{{DEFAULTSORT:10 To 11 2009 films Turkish drama films Films set in Turkey Best Picture Golden Boll Award winners 2000s Turkish-language films 2009 drama films